Fluke-Ekren, charged with training Islamic State, appears in court
Fluke-Ekren, 42, a former teacher and Kansas resident, is charged with training an all-female battalion to fight for the Islamic State.
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Fluke-Ekren, 42, a former teacher and Kansas resident, is charged with training an all-female battalion to fight for the Islamic State.
Government witnesses say Allison Fluke-Ekren "wanted to die in Syria as a martyr."
Smiling with a flower in her hair, this is Kansas woman Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, working on a science project as student, decades before becoming radicalized and joining the the Islamic State group.
The family of a Kansas woman charged with joining the Islamic State group and leading an all-female battalion says they want nothing to do with her, a prosecutor said Monday. Allison Ekren, 42, made an initial appearance on Monday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Alexandria. The hearing lasted only minutes; she was ordered to…
The family members of a former Kansas teacher accused of training an all-female combat squad for the Islamic State do not wish to be in contact with her.